Balance 👩🏻‍🎓👩🏻‍🔬💁🏻‍♀️
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While I regularly post pictures of science and that may seem like all I do is science, this certainly isn’t the case. After posting a photo every single day last year I have reflected on how much time I actually spend thinking about science even when I’m not doing it and so one of my resolutions this year was to take more time to do things outside of work just for me and have more balance in my life. This doesn’t mean I won’t be posting as much or working in the lab less, but more getting those things done in a timely manner so I can spend more time doing things I enjoy.
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Though I don’t post it here I do have a whole life outside of science that nobody sees, and this is key for getting through a PhD and coming out the other end sane in my opinion. Make sure to make time to do the things you love! Sometimes you will have to sacrifice some things, but you don’t have to give up everything. It’s never good to put all your eggs in one basket. .
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Here’s a photo of me doing (sort of) yoga, which i really enjoy, and hope to do more of this year. .
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| Image: Rhiannon standing on her head in a yoga studio. |

Mode today: femme power 🌼
So, they say that the comeback is always greater than the setback. Sometimes I think they are, got comments back on my thesis, have to fix that before march. Its not the end of the world, its not a failure, its just a delay and some extra work 🤷‍♀️ some people take life to seriously, sometimes you just have to trust your feeling and go with it. Today was just spent doing things I love, like teaching and hug Tifa, then rugbypractise and that is okey to! I have past every single test these last 3 years, both my bachelor and my social studies without a single setback, always passing. So ofc it sucks. But Hey, I never fail, I always learn🙌 #student#uni#uniiskillingme#positivenergy

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This weather calls for layering up...
No better way than with our Big Mac 😉
#Wagyu#Toro#Uni

Hi bookworms!
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What are you all reading tonight to get over the Monday blues?
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I have loads of assignments due in this week and next so my reading has been mostly limited to textbooks and essay drafts 😴
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I have made some progress on my CR read though. I’m now up to the third chapter of The Secret Barrister and I know I’m taking forever to get through it. I’m finding it much more enjoyable in short bursts rather than trying to stay committed to it for a long time. .
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I’ve also just started reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. I’m only fifteen pages in and I’m quite liking it so far, although I’m feeling a little intimidated by length of it. Hopefully I can stick with it.
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#reading#thesecretbarrister#thegoldfinch#donnatartt#bookstagram#booksofinstagram#newbookstagram#newreads#studying#uni#degreelife#mondaymood

Hello study buddies 🥰 I hope that those of you who are in their exam period are slaying their exams! -
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I had an exam yesterday which was truly exhausting. I couldn’t sleep at all before the test, so I got up around 5 in the morning to revise. When I went to school to take the exam, I had to stop for literally every traffic light on the way 🚦(that never happens to me). -
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When I finally arrived at the location, I found out that my bottle was leaking in my bag so my law books were wet during the exam BUT the exam itself went well so I’ll just forget about all of those negative things and focus on my next exam! It’s on Wednesday and then I have an exam on Friday so I am studying for both of them at the moment! ✨✨
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What subject are you studying at the moment? 🥰

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This weather calls for layering up...
No better way than with our Big Mac 😉
#Wagyu#Toro#Uni

my next exam is this Wednesday and I’m really anxious about it ahh! I’m going to study for a few more hours (reading, cramming, watching online lectures) and revise & do past exams tomorrow! What are your plans for this evening?

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I think @meowsmimi is a fan of messy desks, he just can’t resist sitting on it.
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Hey yalllll 🤗 Today was fun fun fun! I watched an online lecture and got a good amount of studying done! Then I went to #mccafe@mcdonaldsnl to get a lovely caramel macchiato ☕️. -
If you’re struggling with staying motivated to get work done, plan some nice activities to do in between your study sessions! Having a reward for getting your stuff done and getting out of your study environment in general can be very refreshing & give you the right amount of motivation to study when you’re not going out 🥰 #studytip
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What’s something you do that keeps you motivated?